Mount Maunganui Surf Forecast

/ Bay of Plenty (18 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (466 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (37.63° S 176.18° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Mount Maunganui surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 16 May 2026 NZST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

Mount Maunganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's Mount Maunganui sea temperature is 17.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today?

The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 2AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 16). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 May)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s
Afternoon (17 May)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s
Evening (17 May)	1.5ft (0.5m)	10s

Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sat 16			Sunday 17								Monday 18								Tue 19
	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	130	130	99	99	95	92	58	58	57	78	56	56	55	54	52	51	50	50	49	35	37	38	38	37
Wind (km/h)	NNE	ESE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SE	ESE	ESE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	ESE	E	SE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy
High Tide			6:53PM1.82m				7:12AM1.82m				7:49PM1.90m				8:10AM1.87m				8:43PM1.96m					9:05AM1.90m
Low Tide	12:31PM0.22m				00:56AM0.32m				1:25PM0.18m				1:53AM0.27m				2:17PM0.15m				2:48AM0.25m


	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:11	—	—
	5:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	13	12	11	11	12	13	15	16	15	13	12	12	12	12	15	16	16	14	13	12	12	12	15
Feels °C	12	12	9	7	7	8	9	11	12	11	9	8	9	9	10	12	13	14	11	10	10	10	10	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 6	E 6	E 6	ENE 6
kJ	130	130	99	99	95	92	58	58	57	78	56	56	55	54	52	51	50	50	49	35	24	24	24	25
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NE 10	NE 10	—	—	—	—	NE 10	E 4	NE 9	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 9	NE 9	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10
kJ	—	4	4	—	—	—	—	4	9	3	4	4	4	3	3	9	9	10	10	11	37	38	38	37
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	E 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	SE 4	ESE 4	—	SE 2	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	E 5	—	—	—	ESE 3	SSE 3	SE 3	SE 3	SSE 3
kJ	—	—	10	19	16	11	12	13	—	1	11	19	20	15	15	13	—	—	—	1	1	2	2	1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Motiti Island Right Bay of Plenty	Blowhole Bay of Plenty	Blowhole Bay of Plenty	Blowhole Bay of Plenty	Blowhole Bay of Plenty	Blowhole Bay of Plenty	Mount Maunganui Bay of Plenty	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Arataki Bay of Plenty	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Mount Maunganui Bay of Plenty	Mount Maunganui Bay of Plenty	Mount Maunganui Bay of Plenty	Mount Maunganui Bay of Plenty	Tairua Beach Coromandel	Tairua Beach Coromandel	Mount Maunganui Bay of Plenty	Mount Maunganui Bay of Plenty	Waihi Beach Bay of Plenty	Mount Maunganui Bay of Plenty	Mount Maunganui Bay of Plenty	Mount Maunganui Bay of Plenty	Mount Maunganui Bay of Plenty
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	120	120	4	120	0	0	0	0	76	76	0	0	32	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Bay of Plenty	Motiti Island - Kaiwakawaka ree	Motiti Island Right	Arataki	Motiti Island Right	Motiti Island Right	Motiti Island Right	Kaituna Cut			Arataki		Arataki	Arataki	Arataki	Arataki			Mount Maunganui	Arataki	Waihi Beach	Motiti Island - Kaiwakawaka ree	Motiti Island - Kaiwakawaka ree	Motiti Island - Kaiwakawaka ree	Motiti Island - Kaiwakawaka ree
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1			1		1	1	1	1			1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Shingles West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Stent Road Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	3	3	3	3	3
Header Global	Cape St Martin South Africa	Etang-Sale Reunion	Barbel Point South Africa	Boners United States	Easter Reef Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Etang-Sale Reunion	Saint Leu Reunion	Moss Landing United States	Steamer Lane-The Point United States	Boners United States	Steamer Lane-The Point United States	Batu Hiu Indonesia	Batu Hiu Indonesia	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak United States	El Capitan United States	Cojo United States	Bali Village Indonesia	Horizonte (Mar del Plata) Argentina	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	6	9	9	7	4	4	5	6	7	4	5	4	4	4

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